tenere duro
Italian
Etymology
Literally, "to keep hard."
Verb
tenere duro
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to resist tenaciously in difficult situations; to refuse to give up; to hold out
- Synonym: stringere i denti
- 2019, George Orwell, Nicola Gardini, transl., Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
- Devo tener duro fino a che il dolore non diventi insopportabile.
- I must hold out till the pain becomes unbearable.